Commodity Prices

Gold •387 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •10 mins	1,422.80	-17.70	-1.23%
WTI Crude •20 hours	65.16	-0.87	-1.32%
Gasoline •20 hours	2.097	-0.007	-0.34%
Ethanol •387 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •387 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 387 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 387 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 19 hours	68.44	-0.74	-1.07%
Natural Gas • 20 hours	3.110	+0.016	+0.52%
Heating Oil • 20 hours	2.406	-0.007	-0.28%

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Are 'Safe Assets' in Short Supply

By Tyler Mordy - Aug 17, 2010, 7:31 AM CDT

Is the world suffering from a chronic shortage of "safe assets"? That's the assertion of MIT Economics Professor Ricardo Caballero. In a series of research papers, Caballero has argued that the supply of safe assets is not keeping pace with global demand. How so?

Are "Safe Assets" in Short Supply